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There were 212 ninth grade students enrolled in Holmes County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

West Holmes High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 149 students.

Within Holmes County schools, the highest student count was found in kindergarten, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Holmes County ranked 79th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 3,376 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 79th the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
West Holmes High School	149	28.9	516
Hiland High School	63	16.6	379
West Holmes Middle School	0	0	404
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School	0	0	211
Wise Elementary School	0	0	70
Mt. Hope Elementary School	0	0	51
Berlin Elementary School	0	0	328
Winesburg Elementary School	0	0	178
Holmesville Elementary School	0	0	101
Walnut Creek Elementary School	0	0	148
Millersburg Elementary School	0	0	384
Killbuck Elementary School	0	0	259
Lakeville Elementary School	0	0	100
Flat Ridge Elementary School	0	0	66
Nashville Elementary School	0	0	105
West Holmes Digital Academy	0	0	12